Catherine Joly is a French classical pianist, born in

Belfort Belfort (; archaic german: Beffert/Beffort) is a city in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in Northeastern France, situated between Lyon and Strasbourg, approximately from the France–Switzerland border. It is the prefecture of the Terri ...

Biography

After a First Prize for piano obtained unanimously at the age of 15 at the , Joly was admitted at the

Conservatoire de Paris The Conservatoire de Paris (), also known as the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue ...

in the class of Lucette Descaves, then in that of Reine Gianoli. She obtained a First Prize for piano and for chamber music. She also worked with

Jean Hubeau Jean Hubeau (22 June 191719 August 1992) was a French pianist, composer and pedagogue known especially for his recordings of Gabriel Fauré, Robert Schumann and Paul Dukas, which are recognized as benchmark versions. Biography Admitted at t ...

and Annie d'Arco. She also obtained the Concertist Diploma from the

École Normale de Musique de Paris The École Normale de Musique de Paris "Alfred Cortot" (ENMP) is a leading conservatoire located in Paris, Île-de-France, France. At the time of the school's foundation in 1919 by Auguste Mangeot, Alfred Cortot. The term ''école normale'' (Eng ...

. Catherine Joly has been a soloist at

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since 1978, and at the Cziffra and Menuhin foundations since 1981. She performs as soloist and in chamber ensembles in France and abroad (Switzerland, Germany). Among the places to which she has been invited, the Festival Estival de Paris, the defunct Mai Musical de Bordeaux,Mai Musical de Bordeaux
on data.bnf.fr the Besançon International Music Festival.

Selected recordings

Reynaldo Hahn Reynaldo Hahn (; 9 August 1874 – 28 January 1947) was a Venezuelan-born French composer, conductor, music critic, and singer. He is best known for his songs – '' mélodies'' – of which he wrote more than 100. Hahn was born in Caracas ...

: Premières valses; Le Rossignol Éperdu; Accord publisher *

Vincent d'Indy Paul Marie Théodore Vincent d'Indy (; 27 March 18512 December 1931) was a French composer and teacher. His influence as a teacher, in particular, was considerable. He was a co-founder of the Schola Cantorum de Paris and also taught at the P ...

: Grande Sonate en mi, Op. 63; Helvetia, 3 valses, Op.17; Cybelia publisher, CY 707 * Stephen Heller: Works for piano; Accord publisher

Sources

Official website

References

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